"YoufullydeservedtheexecutionIorderedMedusatocarryout．Outofthekindnessofmyheart，Iresurrectedyou，butnotonlywereyouungratefulforyoursedceatlife，youbetrayedmeagainbybringingintheRomansoldiers．NowyoubetraymeyetagainbyspiringwithCyclopsandMr．KaffeeandraisethewindssohighthatyoucouldupturnmyKingdomandhavemekilled．Yourtreacherousasareviperishandinexcusable.”Cyclops’spermwriggledinherwomb,impatientasamothstrugglingtoburstforthfromitsco．IleenhadthoughtofusingpregnancyasanexcuseandworkonKingDimitri’sgenerosityforapardon．Buthiswordsbroughtbackthepainandhatredoftwoinationssovividlythatitwouldnotallowhertoaskforpardonfromthisman．Sheonlywishedforaquickdeath．Knowinghimsowell,shewassurethatafterprovokinghimintoexegherathirdtime，hewouldliveforeverinself-nationandtritionwhenhediscoveredhehadkilledapregnantwoman．Thatwastobeherultimateretaliation．Raisingherhead,hereyesfullofhate,shetauntedhimsaying，
"Saynomore．TwiceIhavebeenkilledbyyou．Killmenowforthethirdtime.”KingDimitriwasedbyhernoandinamomentofangerorderedhertobechoppedintwofromthewaist,tobeexecutedbyMedusa,justlikethefirsttime．
Dimitrididnotwanttowithetragie,sohehurriedlylefttheKingdom．Thebeautieshadallmovedtotheadministrativebuildingbecauseofthebattle,sotheywerenotevenawarethatKingDimitrihadreturned．Notwishingtobeentahthewebsofloveaioquietly．Theexecutionwasoncemoreehesamespotuhesameditions,withthesettingsunlookingonatthebarrenhills．Armedbyastreforsurvival,theyetunshapedfetusburstfromhermother’swombandsaw，toherhorror,thewarmhaventhathadshelteredherwasnowabloodymutitedbodylyingontheground．Tileaobemasterofherownasshefloatedlikepollenintheair,nowfallingfromonefloweraleforawhilesugthehoney;nowbeingblowntoanother．Sometimes,shendedonsomewildberrieswhiurturedherwiththeirjuices．Thusued，shefloatedaboutinthewildsofthemysteriousKingdom,livingoffhoneyanddew．Floatingaroundispringbreeze，herfeelingsofrevengebuddedandgrew．
CHAPTER8MEGGINNANDLAVERNE
Timepassedbynormally,hertoofastnortooslow,goingitswaysilently,liketheslightbreezeslowlywaftihesleepingform,whoseforelockwavedslightlywiththebreeze．Timeandbreezewerebothtransparentanduable．Anyonecouldfeelthewindblowing,butonlytheultrasensitivecouldfathomthepassingoftime．Suddenly,thesleepingformsatup,ghysterically，
"Ikilledapregnantwoman!Isavagelykilledapregnantwomahererubbinghissleepyeyesandfounditwasonlyahorribledream．ThismanwasDimitri,thedreammaker．Lookingabout,hefoundhewassleepingintheruinsofaburntouthouse．Outside,stretchedaedrosegarden,withtheflowerswiltedandcoveredwithdust．Butthedreamwasvividlywithhim．Hecouldremembertheferociousah-shakingbattlebetweealndmightyCyclopsandtheflyingMedusaamidstsavagebattlecriesandtherfmes．Thesetwocharactersfrommythologyweresomehowinterwoveninhisotherdreams．Theyhadappearedseveraltimesandmayperhapsappearagainiure．TheymadetheirdebutinanaesehousewhereCyclopsgedfromapigmywearinggarmentsoftheTsingDynastyandMedusaentguardingthefabuloustreasures．Theymadelovewitheachothermadly．Suddenly，DimitrirealizedthatCyclopswashimpersonified，buthehadnotknownitatthetime．TheirsedappearancewasinanAfritemplewhereCyclopswastheGodofFateandMedusawashisattendant．InthegreatbattledefendingtheKingdomagainsttheattackoftheRomansoldiers，DimitriwasquiteawarethatheandCyclopswereohenwhydidCyclopsbetrayhiminhisretdream?Whywerethestoriessofusedandjumbledup?Thenheughedinvoluntarilyandsaidtohimselfwithanenigmaticsmile，
"Dreamsaredreams,untraceableandillogical,whyseektoexpinthem?Iamadream-maker，asolitarytraveleruhevast，limitlessskies，wheretheeverginghueswerevariablefromthegrayandwhiteofdawntothebrightblueskiesofday,fromthebrillianteandredsuhedarknessofnight．IeandgoasIpleaseinmyvariousdreams．Mydreamsgelikethehuesoftheskiesaasunfathomableanduable.”Thenheeyedhissurroundingsuzzledexpression,thinking，
"HowohdidIetosleepinthisoldhouse,halfdestroyedbyfire?"
HerememberedhurriedlyleavingWorldBankstnight,toonervousandpanickytonoticewhichwayhewasgoing,andsomehoworother,hadstumbleduponthisabandonedandsecludedspottoparkhisfleshbodysoastoreturntohisKingdom．ThinkingofhisKingdomremindedhimofthefaithlessandtreacherousIleeifulbutvenomous,whocolboratedwithoutsideeonlytotakeoverhiswealthandhisKingdom,butplottedtohavehimkilledaswell．Thehumawasindeedunfathomable．Butthen，hequicklycametoreality,realizinghewasonlyapenniless,homelessperson,thathisvastKingdomandfabulouswealthwereallillusionaryfabricationsofhisprolificbrainthatnoonecouldtakeaway．Heughedhystericallyrememberingthedespairandpanicofhisdreamswhichshookhimso,andhisdeviousendeavorsatespiowerereallymuchadoaboutnothing．Thesewerebutstrangedreams．However,thosebeautifulnakedwomenweresoreandeachhadherindividualpersonalityandvividbeautythatweresodistinctivethattheystoodoutasrealhumanbeingsandhecouldnotreciletothefactthattheyneverexistedexceptinhisdreams．Dimitrisattherefused，tryingtodistinguishbetweendreamsay，whenthegrowlingofhisstomachtoldhimitwastimetomoveon．Helookedupattheblueskiesandwonderedwhattimeitwas．Hehadnoseime，whichwasuselessandsuperfluoustohim．Itspassagericious,sometimesfast,sometimesslow．Atransparentwindbillowedthroughthebranches,causingthebuddingleavestoswayinunison．Dimitrithoughtthatperhapstime，too，movedlikethewind．Stirredbythemotion，thefadedpetalsofthewiltedroseoDimitriflutteredandfellonhiseye．
“Ahyes!”hethought.“timedidmove．Itmightdosoimperceptiblybutthebudding，bloomingandfinallywiltingoftheflowersshowedthatitdid.What’sthediffereweenman’sfleshbodyandtheflowers?”,thoughtDimitri.“Itgraduallyagesaoo．Sothemostpracticalthingwouldbetofeedit．Onlywhenthefleshbodyisalive，itweavemoredreams．Inthissociety,peopleusetheirfleshbodyindifferentways．Somedomanualbor，othersdomentalbor，butitisalltowardsthesameend—toattendtothephysieedsoftheirbody,tofeed,clothaerit!Iwanttoletmyfleshbodyliveonandmakemoredreams.Ilovetodream.Ilovetomakedreams．Iamadream-maker．ThusIlive,notdisturbinganyoneandIdon’twantaodisturbme!"Hesmiledhappily，"Ah!Iwonderwhatkindofdreamswillstrayintomyslumbertonight!"
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